Paper box member



G. DIAMOND.

PAPER BOX MEMBER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, 1919.

Patented July 15, 1919.

' ED STATES PA as names.

GEORGE DIAMOND, F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

PAPER BOX MEMBER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 15, 1919.

Application filed February 17, 1919. Serial No. 277,531.

. the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription thereof.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in paper box structures, more particularly of that ornamental type adapted to contain candies. and while a contemplated use of the present invention is as a box cover, the invention may also be embodied in a box body and hence I employ the term box member to designate either a cover or box body in the following description.

It has heretofore been the practice to form box members. andparticularly covers. of rough and comparatively strong paper, and to cover this body paper with a lighter ornamented paper of finer appearance. and which serves to bind the edges of the body paper. Such a structure obviously necessitates a comparatively great expenditure of material and labor in assembling and finishing the box members.

It is the object of my invention to provide for the manufacture of box members of this character from a single grade of material in such manner as to give the general efiect of a covered box member. and it is furthermy object to provide a box member of this character which may be formed from a single blank of material.

A still further object is to simulate in a one-piece box member the tucked-in end formation of the conventional covered box.

With these and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and defined by the appended claim,

.it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment might be made by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a plan view of the blank from which my improved box member is formed.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the box member. with one end portion thereof folded and the other end partially folded.

, Fig. 3 is an end view.

Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional view through one end of the. box member on the line of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the improved box member comprises an outer bottom section 5 from the sides of which extend outer side wall sections 6 separated therefrom by fold lines. and inner'side wall sections 7 separated from the sections 6 by fold lines. Extending from and separated by fold lines from the ends of the outer bottom sections are outer end wall secti0ns'8, and inner end wall sections 9 separated from the outer sections by fold lines, the junctures of said sections being slit at 10. from their outer ends inwardly to the intersections of the fold lines of their junctures with oblique fold lines 11 extending through the inner end wall sections 8 from the corners of the bottom section and disposed at opposing angles of 45 to the other rectangular lines of the blank; Inner and outer side wall securing flaps 12 and 13 are extended from the ends of the inner and outer side walls. the juncture fold lines of the walls being extended through the flaps, and the fold lines between the outer bottom section 5 and the inner side Wall section 6 being extended between the flaps 12 and the inner end wall sections 8. the lengths of the flaps being greater than the width of these side wall sections and hence being extended therepast, but separated from the inner end wall section 9. An inner bottom section 14 extends from and is separated by fold lines from one of the inner end sections 9.

In folding the box member, the inner side wall sections 7. disposed outwardly on the blank. are folded inwardly to lie against the outer wall section 6. together with the flaps 13 of said sections 7. The double side walls thus formed are then bent upwardly. and simultaneously the outer portions of the end wall section 8 are bent on the diagonal fold lines 11. thus disposing the flaps 12 and 13 in vertical position and at right angles to the side walls. The outer end wall section 8 is then bent upwardly and the inner end wall section 9 bent about the flapsvthus securely holding all of the parts of the box so arranged that one face of the blank is entirely concealed in the formation of the box member, and in forming the box memher the blank is run through apasting machine to apply paste to the entire surface. The parts are then folded as usual to assume their proper relations and the box members placed in the die to set the pasteand fix the parts in accurate relation. 1

It is noted that in my improved box member the only exposed edge portions are the sides of the slits 10' on the inner end Wall sections 9, thus a very attractive appearance is afforded the box structure, simulating the appearance of a covered box member, this simulation being further heightened by the effect produced in the formation of the outer end wall sections 8, presenting the characteristic tncked-in appearance of acovering sheet.

What is claimed is:

A box formed of a blank comprising a bottom section, outer side wall sections extending from the bottom section, inner side wall sections extending from the outer side wall sections and separated therefrom by fold lines. securing flaps extending from the ends of the side wall sections and separated from each other by fold lines. outer end wall sections extending from the bottom section and separated from said securing flaps by fold lines formingstraight continuations of the fold lines separating the side wall. sectionsfrom the bottom. said outer end Wall sections being provided with fold lines ex tending inwardly at angles of forty-five degrees from the corners of the bottom section, inner end u'all sections extending from the outer end wall sections, the j unctures of said sections being slit from their outer ends to said oblique told lines, and an inner bottom section extending from one of the outer wall sections.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Visconsin.

GEORGE DIAMOND. 

